Re: [DIYbio] Re: Open Source Licenses for publishing sequences?

Thanks Stacy, well, synthetic sequences, I can see digital
representations of sequences to share alot of similarities of code,
even if it's very low-level (like hexadecimal code or assembler) - the
difference being is that the existing written code is a result of a
massively distributed & massively parallel genetic algorithm that has
been running for billions of years.

This is more of a question for lawyers but I'll ask anyway - how does
patenting sequences work exactly? - like Marc says you'd need to
include the sequence in the patent if it's a discovery - but if
supreme court treats it like a chemical entity - is it then okay to
publish digital representations of that chemical entity (like say a
structure of a chemical compound?) as long as your not publishing the
actual real life sequence? what if the sequence was off by one letter?
is that a new chemical compound and therefore not under the patent (if
the sequence is specifically specified)? What happens if you setup an
entity in say, a place where the patent is not filed, like Ghana, and
have that entity publish the sequence - completely bypassing the US
patent system.

To me, the cost of acquiring a patent (what is it, like $20k?) and
then having to actively defend it just makes me feel like it's a poor
tool to use. Nevermind any litigation process will take years and
probably end in a settlement.

Anyway I'll stop rambling, it's all very confusing stuff for me :)

On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 7:05 PM, 'SC' via DIYbio <diybio@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> Hi Jarrad,
>
> To clarify, are you referring to naturally occuring DNA sequences or
> synthetic sequences?
> Genbank has a special division for patented sequence.
>
> Stacy
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